2009 is coming to a close and the Web has been busy as ever. Check out some of the top viral videos and the most popular word of 2009. Any guesses? Take a look at the week, and the year, that was.

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The new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guides took effect on December 1, 2009. Read on to find out what has changed.

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Transparency and monitoring are arguably the two biggest elements of the new FTC guides that took effect December 1, 2009. The explosive growth of social media — and blogs in particular — has been one of the driving forces behind this update.

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In this age of tech-savvy consumers who tend to do most of their shopping online, I was both surprised and delighted to read about Estee Lauder’s new campaign connecting consumers to social media with free in-store makeovers and photographs.

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Refreshing a brand is tricky business. Take for instance Woolworths’ new logo. Woolworths insists its logo is not an apple and contends the “stylized ‘w’” or “a piece of fresh produce” fits with the company. What do you think?

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This week’s Web Week In Review highlights include the United Kingdom and France urge to curb the photo-trickery of Photoshop; online advertising overtaking TV advertising; a fake PSA receives 2 million views in one week; Google Wave has arrived; and is the long-time used click-through rate officially useless?

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Brands can face many pitfalls in the world of digital media. Throughout a series of posts, Emily Hughes will evaluate hotels that have decided to participate in social media.

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With billions of Web sites to choose from, finding the good stuff can be a chore. That’s why we’re bringing you the Web Week in Review. How 20 popular Web sites looked when they launched, Hulu Claims Larger Viewership than Time Warner Cable, YouTube may offer online movie rentals, and, Winkers™: Let’s hope this doesn’t catch on.

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After months of following Twitter, along with other social marketing trends, I finally decided to test the waters and push information out with another platform. For consumers, trying to keep up with all the interactive and social networking platforms can seem daunting. But it doesn’t have to be. I recently learned from coworkers that I [...]

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No more westerns. No more handguns. No more high noon. The duel has now gone 2.0. Exhibit A: Ashton Kutcher challenges CNN to a Twitter popularity contest. Whoever gets to 1 million followers first wins.

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